Foggyness from Tamoxifen??

NotVeryBrave - sorry if you already covered this elsewhere, but what made you stop taking tamoxifen? I’m at the 6 month mark and the SEs are really annoying - it’s like I can never have a day where they aren’t impacting my quality of life.

Ask your doctor if you can take 10mgs x2 per day or 10mgs day one, 10mgs -2 day 2, and rotate. I get some fogginess, but I make lists and am the ultimate planner. I stick to my lists and plans, and don't vary. I am experimenting with taking 10mgs at 6pm and the other 10mgs at 10pm. I do both at night, but the times can vary.

VL22 - Covered it elsewhere? Ha! Covered it lots of times! 😊

I quit taking the Tamoxifen because of the SE's. For me - there were problems concentrating, severe muscle spasms, depression, and vaginal discharge. It's possible that the lack of sleep from the muscle spasms contributed to the concentration problems and depression. I was also still on Herceptin and not far removed from chemo and surgery.

I frequently contemplate taking it again. I've read a couple of studies that looked at taking much lower amounts with good results. I'm considering that maybe the typical dose of 20 mg is just way too much for my body. My MO doesn't agree with me on this and feels that I will probably still have SE's and no benefit. I think I'd rather try finding a tolerable dose than nothing at all.

I generally remember everything, as I have a photographic memory. I don't have alot of things I have to do, more things I want to do. I find that wanting to do things, keeps ideas fresh in my mind. Other things, more task oriented, I will see dishes that need to go in the dishwasher, so I load it and run it. I see laundry that needs to get done, I do it. Visual cues are great reminders of what is on your task list. I am also not hard on myself, if I have sewing sitting and waiting for a while, that is okay too. Today, I have to check on my relative's house, feed her cats, etc. It is just something that I build into my day. Do I grocery shop the same day every week? No, usually Tuesday or Wednesday, when food supplies are getting low (again visual cue). My kids are at college and need very little assistance from me, my husband is self sufficient and we eat different diets because I am gluten and dairy free. I do have a partially blind sister that needs some support, so I make sure if I say I am going to do something, that I do it immediately. So, I don't worry about fogginess, because I have made adaptations to overcome some of those issues.